It’s a hot start to the 2025-26 Vancouver Canucks season with a home date against the Calgary Flames on Thursday, Oct. 9, the 11th time these two clubs have started the season in Vancouver against each other.
It’s a trip to Edmonton to faceoff against the Edmonton Oilers for a Hockey Night in Canada matchup on Saturday, Oct. 11, next before returning home for a Thanksgiving showdown against the St. Louis Blues on Monday, Oct. 13.
Here’s what you need to know …
— The league will pause play in February (Feb. 6-24) when the 2026 Winter Games take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Two Canucks have already been named to their respective countries preliminary rosters: Quinn Hughes (USA) and Teddy Blueger (Latvia).
— There will be two eight-game homestands this season. The first one starts on Saturday, Jan. 17 against the Edmonton Oilers and ends on Saturday, Jan. 31 against Toronto. The second stretches from Monday, March 2 against the Dallas Stars to Thursday, March 26 against Los Angeles.
— Conversely, the longest road swing is a six-city trip from Jan. 6-15, stopping in Buffalo, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Columbus.
— The Canucks will play 14 sets of back-to-back games, including three in each of November, December, and January, as well as two in October and April, and one in March.
— The NHL’s freshly minted new all-time leading goal scorer, Alex Ovechkin, comes to Vancouver with his Washington Capitals on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
— The Toronna Maple Leafs come to Rogers Arena on Saturday, Jan. 31, the final game before the Olympic break.
— The two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers make their lone trip to the West Coast to take on the Canucks on Tuesday, March 17.
— Vancouver wraps up its regular season home schedule on Tuesday, April 14 at against the Los Angeles Kings.
— Having problems getting a day off to watch a game? Don’t worry. The Canucks play every day of the week, multiple times. Here’s the day by day breakdown:
Monday — 12
Tuesday — 13
Wednesday — 7
Thursday — 15
Friday — 8
Saturday — 19
Sunday — 8
Single-game tickets for regular season games will be available for purchase at 10 a.m. on Aug. 5 for season ticket holders, Aug. 6 for those signed up for the Canucks Priority Access List and on Thursday, Aug. 7 for the general public.
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October
Thursday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m. vs. Calgary
Saturday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m. at Edmonton
Monday, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m. vs. St. Louis
Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. at Dallas
Friday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. at Chicago
Sunday, Oct. 19, 12:30 p.m. at Washington
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. at Pittsburgh
Thursday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. at Nashville
Saturday, Oct. 25, 4 p.m. vs. Montreal
Sunday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m. vs. Edmonton
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. vs. N.Y. Rangers
Thursday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m. at St. Louis
November
Saturday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. at Minnesota
Monday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. at Nashville
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m. vs. Chicago
Saturday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. vs. Columbus
Sunday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. vs. Colorado
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. vs. Winnipeg
Friday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m. at Carolina
Sunday, Nov. 16, 5 p.m. at Tampa Bay
Monday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. at Florida
Thursday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m. vs. Dallas
Sunday, Nov. 23, 6 p.m. vs. Calgary
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m. at Anaheim
Friday, Nov. 28, 1 p.m. at San Jose
Saturday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m. at Los Angeles
December
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. at Colorado
Friday, Dec. 5, 6 p.m. vs. Utah
Saturday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. vs. Minnesota
Monday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. vs. Detroit
Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m. vs. Buffalo
Sunday, Dec. 14, 12:30 p.m. at New Jersey
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m. at N.Y. Rangers
Friday, Dec. 19, 7 p.m. at N.Y. Islanders
Saturday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m. at Boston
Monday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m. at Philadelphia
Saturday, Dec. 27, 7 p.m. vs. San Jose
Monday, Dec. 29, 7 p.m. at Seattle
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 7 p.m. vs. Philadelphia
January
Friday, Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. vs. Seattle
Saturday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m. vs. Boston
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 7 p.m. at Buffalo
Thursday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m. at Detroit
Saturday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m. at Toronto
Monday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m. at Montreal
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m. at Ottawa
Thursday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m. at Columbus
Saturday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. vs. Edmonton
Monday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. vs. N.Y. Islanders
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m. vs. Washington
Friday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. vs. New Jersey
Sunday, Jan. 25, 3 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. vs. San Jose
Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. vs. Anaheim
Saturday, Jan. 31, 4 p.m. vs. Toronto
February
Monday, Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. at Utah
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m. at Vegas
*Break for Winter Olympics*
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. vs. Winnipeg
Saturday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. at Seattle
MARCH
Monday, March 2, 7 p.m. vs. Dallas
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m. vs. Carolina
Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Chicago
Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m. at Winnipeg
Monday, March 9, 6 p.m. vs. Ottawa
Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m. vs. Nashville
Saturday, March 14, 7 p.m. vs. Seattle
Tuesday, March 17, 7 p.m. vs. Florida
Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m. vs. Tampa Bay
Saturday, March 21, 4 p.m. vs. St. Louis
Tuesday, March 24, 7 p.m. vs. Anaheim
Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m. vs. Los Angeles
Saturday, March 28, 8 p.m. at Calgary
Monday, March 30, 7 p.m. at Vegas
APRIL
Wednesday, April 1, 6:30 p.m. at Colorado
Thursday, April 2, 7 p.m. at Minnesota
Saturday, April 4, 4 p.m. vs. Utah
Tuesday, April 7, 7 p.m. vs. Vegas
Thursday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. at Los Angeles
Saturday, April 11, 7 p.m. at San Jose
Sunday, April 12, 5 p.m. at Anaheim
Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m. vs. Los Angeles
Thursday, April 16, 7 p.m. at Edmonton